News of President Donald Trump’s positive coronavirus test and subsequent hospitalization has reminded the country that no one is safe from the virus.
So where is the US right now in dealing with the epidemic?
What is the overall picture?
About .5. With millions of coronavirus cases, U.S. Is the most confirmed infection in the world – only one-fifth of the global population, despite being %% population.
After initial growth at the end of March, social distance restrictions across the country slowly began to take hold. By May, the number of cases had stabilized. But as states stripped of the lockout measures, cases began to rise across the country in July.
But as summer hotspots – such as Arizona, Florida and California – erupted, their rapid outbreaks in North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin, developed elsewhere.
In recent weeks, there has been an increase in infections in the country, which has been on the rise for three consecutive weeks. Although the July and August Gust figures have not yet reached record levels, the country is registering more than 400,000 new cases every day.
Hospital admissions are also on the rise. The average number of people admitted to a coronavirus hospital in a week for the first time since July has recently risen, according to data compiled by the Covid Tracking Project.
Why are cases increasing?
It is difficult to explain exactly why.
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A recent study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control on about 100,000 coronavirus cases between August 2 and September 5 – about 2,000 August to 5 September – found a 55% increase nationally in weekly cases between the ages of 18 and 22.
The highest increases have occurred in the Northeast (which includes New York, Connecticut and New Jersey) and the Midwest, an area located west of the northeast, including Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin.
According to the New York Times, more than 1,130,000 cases have now been identified in more than 1,000 American colleges.
Another composite factor is the change in asons. Top US virus expert Dr. Anthony Fawcett said last month that we plan to “hanger down” during the fall and winter. “It’s not going to be easy,” he said.
Why The main part of coronavirus health advice is to do things outside. This becomes more difficult as the temperature drops. Instead, cold weather will move people from indoors to nearby quarters with potentially poor ventilation, where the risk of spread is high.
What’s more, the virus survives more easily in cold conditions.
Now there are additional fears that the virus could spread to the U.S. Influenza will clash with the season – which usually begins in October – threatening to drown the country’s health system.
Are deaths still declining?
Here’s some good news – U.S. The death toll from the virus has been steadily declining, though.
October In early October, the daily average reached around 720, a significant reduction in the daily casualties reported this summer.
But the bad news? The decline seems to have slowed in recent weeks. And recent daily quotes indicate that some land has been lost since the record was set in early July.
A total of 210,000 people have died of Covid-19 in the U.S., according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
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What are hotspots?
With concentrations in the Upper Midwest (which includes Wisconsin and Minnesota) and parts of the West, the number of cases remains high in most parts of the country.
Wisconsin is the hardest hit film in the state. The number of cases there has quadrupled in the last month, according to the Covid Tracking Project. More than doubled the number of hospitalizations during the month of September, and its test positivity rate is now a weekly average of 19.6%.
To put this figure in perspective: positive cases of 5% or below were indicated, up to two weeks before the World Health Organization implemented reopening measures in May.
North Dakota is also in the midst of a major outbreak. For the fourth week in a row, it leads the U.S. in most cases per capita – at 8,548 cases per million inhabitants. Neighboring South Dakota, as well as Montana, Utah and Idaho, are also recording acute appendicitis in new infections.
The sunburned states of Arizona, Florida and California – which were hit by the virus this summer – are now experiencing some relief as relief efforts dwindle.
Is New York City closing again?
New York City, once the U.S. Became the epicenter of the outbreak, once again facing a climbing case. In late September, as many public schools began reopening, Mayor Bill Deblasio reported a positive daily test rate of positive25% – the highest daily rate since June.
Amid fears of a second wave, Mr Deblasio announced plans to close down extraordinary businesses in nine hotspots in Brooklyn and Queens – a plan quickly rejected by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, a fellow Democrat and political rival.
Mr Kumo said the future rollback of indoor and outdoor dining in hotspot areas could “be”, but some postal codes described the closure in nonsensical business as “arbitrary and eccentric”.
But, despite the political tug-of-war, the city will move forward with plans to close public and private schools in these nine areas, which have about 500,000 New Yorkers, including large communities of 500 Jewish Jews, of whom the virus has spread rapidly. .
“I recommend to any family in New York City to send their child to school or not to allow me to send my child,” Mr. Cuomo said of the conclusion.
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It’s interesting that these things are going on in New York City, even though it still has a lower positive rate than many other parts of the country.
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